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The most frustrating thing about Philly politics is that so many people who mean well can’t imagine a different power structure than the one that exists today. The 2019 election result we’re going to see isn’t imaginable today if you can’t imagine a different set of political institutions. So get busy helping build those institutions. [...]

The rail station in Easton apparently used to be a really neat looking place, but it’s since burned down so unfortunately there’s not an opportunity for adaptive reuse there. But last year my Mom had a cool idea to turn the abandoned railway, which passes over 611, into a rail park like New York City’s [...]

It’s a Crizzmas miracle, y’all! (John Callahan’s joke, not mine.) Bethlehem and Lancaster have been selected to keep more of their own taxes to finance infill development. It’s a big win for Bethlehem in particular because they’re right next to Allentown, and people were worried that the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ) would diminish interest in [...]

This is not why you come here, but at the same time as I am reading all the politics news I’m also fiendishly sampling new music from the Internet. Here are my top 10 favorites, with lots of honorable mentions and singles. 10 Most Favorite Albums (in no particular order) 1. J. Cole – Born [...]